Sky sports sackings

Two of the four from the Soccer Saturday panel retired in 1986 & 1995. Absolutely no surprise they want to modernise it with ex pros that have actually played the game in the 21st century.

You only have to look at what Sky are doing with the excellent Gary Neville & Jamie Carragher, to know Jeff & ‘the boys’ are well past their expiration date.

Alex Scott puts even the best of them to shame in the realms of pre/post match analysis.
But unless I’m mistaken, she hasn’t been offered a position on that particular panel? As yet it’s purely speculation from the outraged brigade.

I’d rather she kept her place in the ‘Super Sunday’ studio. showing up Mr Angry & professional Paul Pogba hater, Graeme Souness.

You could apply the same to non league players coming in to do the analysis? Personally I want to hear from people who have played at the highest level, the same level of physicality and pressures. I’ve no objection to female presenters on sports programmes but surely by definition an expert analyst needs to have ‘been there and done it’. Same with the cricket, very strange when you had David Gower in the presenting role asking a female ‘expert’ how player x should be dealing with 95mph deliveries! She would have no more idea the a village cricketer. 

Are female former tennis players okay to comment on men's tennis? Hockey? Golf?

Let's try it. The reasons for doing so may be questioned by some, but if it enhances the programme and get more people engaged, is that wrong?

I like Alex Scott as a pundit. She talks well about the game and concentrates on the “football” aspects. Some men show their likes and dislikes too much and feel they sometimes have a “persona” to maintain. Hence Souness comes over as grumpy and wants to maintain that and Keane comes over as angry and does his best to maintain that.
The point maybe is that football in terms of gender has changed completely over the last 10 years with the progression of women’s football and this is being mirrored in representation on panels, on websites and almost everywhere. I’d say that for “older” men like me it takes quite a bit of getting used to. But that’s fine I have no problem with 50% of the population being represented, it is as it should be. The miracle maybe is that it took so long to be acknowledged. And that is all without taking into account all the race, mental health stuff and other agendas that TV companies take into account. When you realise all that I suppose it’s a miracle the Sky Saturday afternoon panel lasted so long.
At least we know it had nothing to do with ability because if they could keep Merson on, who struggles to concentrate on what’s happening and can hardly string a sentence together. It will be interesting to see who they have. I’ll reserve judgement until I see who.
UTG!

Myabe but I feel a bit for people who have lost their jobs due to politics.

Steve McManaman now there's someone who should be replaced. And Mark Lawrenson on BBC.

McManaman is outstandingly bad.